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DIY: Pool Noodle Race Track

It's Wednesday my favorite day of the week, when I was little it was the day my Dad took us for pizza when my Mom was at work, sometimes I still fell like a kid especially when were in the backyard holding matchbox derbies, we're so excited to show you our latest summer fun project, we actually it can be used all year round and is great indoors too!

Start your engines!

Now I saw this done with marbles, the noodle was a much small diameter, so when I saw the giant noodle on sale at the grocery store we snagged the last one!

My new obsession other than drilling holes in toys is matchbox cars, wait till I show you are flying ones!

But that will have to wait for another week since their just so so cool they deserve their own DIY post.

cut the noodle in half with a serrated knife (one side than the other side or electric knife you can cut straight through both sides)

once the noodle is in two pieces lay them on the ground side by side

insert toothpicks where the two halves of the foam noodles touch each other

use as many toothpicks as need to hold the noodle tracks tight together

then with a need nose pliers clip the ends of the tooth picks flush to the noodle

Now you're ready to decorate your track

Using cardstock at toothpicks I created small flags for along the sides of the track

Again with cardstock cut to size I stamped Start and Finish then I cut wooden or bamboo skewers down to size leaving the pointed end exposed (makes it easier to insert into the foam) I then used fast drying Aleene's Tacky glue I glued the two pieces of cardstock together with the cut ends of the wooden skewers sandwiched in between and we were ready to race!

Finally just prop the track up on a chair, table, bed, pretty much anything, the higher the prop the faster the cars go.

17 is my lucky number, guess who won?

I don't bet on the races but it wouldn't have hurt this time.

This DIY project rates low on the skill level scale, it was very easy and I came out looking like Super Mom!

67 comments:

I love that idea! I may have to come back and ask to feature it in our ezine. But for now I just wanted to stop by and encourage you to join our 12 days of Capturing Motherhood Through Your Lens! You can do it for fun or for some fabulous prizes! Hope to see you there! http://inspiredbyfamilymag.com/2012/04/15/mommy-moments-photo-challenge-has-begun/

I did this forever ago- (June '10)- Yours is cuter w/ the signs and everything :) We did ours on the stairs.here is mine: http://mygratitudeattitudes.blogspot.com/2010/06/make-car-race-track-from-water-noodle.html

I love the snake pond you put at the end of your track! Really wish we had stairs in our house (now that the kids are older), thought it might be fun to attach more noodles end to end to make the track longer and faster. Thanks for visiting our blog!

Very cool idea! I featured your post on my blog today (http://glitteringmuffins.com/2012/05/31/kids-coop-2/) I also shared it on my facebook page. Do you have a facebook page? I couldn't find you on there.

This is a very cute idea. Please link this post (and any other arts, crafts and play posts) to Artsy Play Wednesday on Capri + 3. The linky is now open (and re-opens each Wednesday). I hope to see you there.

I recently started writing for Treehouse TV in addition to my own blog, Sew Creative. I did a post for Treehouse with a roundup of my favorite Hot Wheels projects. I included this in the roundup. I’d love for you to take a look:

I did this several years ago! I did it on the stairs. I love pool noodles! (it looks like you may have a few spam comments above. :) Here is the link to mine (there was a video but it had issues so it's not posted.) http://www.allmylittlegems.com/2010/06/make-car-race-track-from-water-noodle.html

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Utopia by definition is described as a non-existent society that is intended to be viewed as considerably better than contemporary society, it's an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect. The word was first used in the book Utopia (1516) by Sir Thomas More.

Hi everyone! I'm Kate a former career photojournalist, now lifestyle photographer/blogger by survival. My home is a major fixer upper with multiple projects happening at all times, a place where I try and craft a perfect life, amiss the reality of our incredibly poor financial situation and the daily challenges of raising 4 children alone.